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Diatribe – Winter ruminations

Ignatios, who goes among the populace under the soubriquet of Nate, is a proud Peloponnesian. His ancestors hail, he tells me, from one of the many villages in which, the …

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Diatribe: In the mirror’s image

It is that time of year when an icy wind blasts itself through Oakleigh, hurtling tumbleweeds down a desolate Eaton Mall. On the other side of Melbourne, a few lonely …

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The Hellenic ideal: how our Greek heritage enriches our artistic appreciation

Ask yourself whether you have engaged fully with your artistic side. You may say yes, if you have found clarity in the meanings of music, whichever genre it may be, …

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Lessons from the Manly 7 fiasco: What do we take away?

Now that much of the dust has settled from rugby league’s ‘Manly 7’, it is time to take a deep breath and contemplate how we as a contemporary multicultural, liberal …

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The Albanese Government’s ‘honeymoon’? I think not.

We are three months in to a new federal Labor government and things seem to be going well. Poll numbers are good, legislation has been passed through the House of …

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Take wind and emotion out of populism’s sails

Minor parties and independents are winning seats in parliament through populist platitudes. Emotional triggers that offer hope with little attention to achievable solutions are their stock in trade. The teals’ …

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Diatribe: The bishop and the papoutsakia

We are sitting around the kitchen table, preparing dinner. As this is a family dinner, my mother is preparing the family dinner staple, papoutsakia, eggplant stuffed with mince, topped with …

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Diatribe: The house of dreaming books

The garden presented as visibly more unkempt than in my previous visits. Here and there, a few wild flowers broke the hegemony of green within the lawn, a presumption that …

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Communication and COVID-19: Let’s not make the same mistakes

Twelve months ago as I was planning my relocation to Canberra, Sydney was in lockdown, and getting into Western Australia was harder than the magic pathway to Narnia. The army …

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PASEKA commemorates the 48th anniversary of Turkey’s illegal invasion and ongoing occupation of Cyprus

The Pan-Australian Justice for Cyprus Coordinating Committee (PASEKA) commemorates the 48th anniversary of Turkey’s illegal invasion and ongoing occupation of Cyprus. In 1974 Turkey invaded Cyprus, and since then has …

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